Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, Predictive Analytics, IBM Business Analytics
Before fully embracing the holiday season, I have to take a step back and tell a terrifying story from Halloween demonstrating how even children think about making better decisions.
Last Thursday, Nov. 1, the... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics
Last Friday I took a different train into my office here in Chicago.
This particular station has a diner located right next door and within steps of where I would be catching my train.... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Business Analytics
Follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtPeckman
Below are excerpts from my interview with Cliff Clavin , a former United States Postal Carrier and a regular customer at Cheers – a neighborhood pub located in Boston, Mass., where everyone knows your name.
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There was an article in The New Yorker last week entitled, “Why Smart People are Stupid.”
Its premise stated, “ When people face an uncertain situation, they don’t carefully evaluate the information or look up relevant statistics. Instead, their decisions depend on a long list of mental... [Continue Reading]

Guest post by Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Business Analytics
Follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtPeckman
I mentioned in a previous blog that I commute on the train to work.
A week ago Monday I found myself in the middle of dispute between the conductor and an irate female rider who had... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Business Analytics
Follow Kurt on Twitter: @kurtpeckman
(Following is a except from the closing remarks in the recent case of People v Creepy Marketing Tactics )
The Honorable Judge Judy and Members of the Jury:
In an earlier blog , my distinguished colleague asked,... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics
Follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtPeckman
A few weeks ago I got a parking ticket.
I’ve been thinking about it ever since because critical elements of decision management were used to issue, appeal, and dismiss this... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics
About a month ago I moved.
I closed after lunch on a Friday afternoon. The only reason that is relevant to this story is the timing: my cable provider called me the next day – Saturday morning... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Kurt Peckman, Program Director, IBM Predictive Analytics
Follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtPeckman
Last Sunday was Father’s Day. This is a paradoxical “holiday” in the U.S., as it is a day to honor fathers with gifts and food, but they are still required to work in the yard, fix stuff,... [Continue Reading]

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